Strolling through sunset

I captured this on Cannon Beach in Oregon last week.

 I love Oregon and along the coastline in Cannon Beach is my favorite part of this beautiful state. I have had so much great light here, such as this sunset last week. I was out shooting long exposures at Haystack Rock when I realized that the light was much better behind me. :-)

I turn around and started walking away from the rock, and this couple was sort of walking along near me at about the same speed. I would speed up a little to get a clear shot and then by the time I got the tripod set up and ready, they were in the shot. So, I quite trying to exclude them an instead made them the subject of the shot. Worked out pretty well in my opinion!

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Sunset in OKC

Here's another version of the beautiful sunset I experienced while in OKC recently.  This is the full, wide view of the Oklahoma City Memorial.  There were some folks walking around off to the left side, and they ghosted a little bit if you zoom in, but it seemed fitting to leave them.  The sunset was miraculous and the color in the sky amazing that night.  I was happy to witness it and capture this HDR.